OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221417389
AVALON & TAHOE MANUFACTURING INC
ALMA, MI·
Event description
Employee dies of massive heart attack due to blockage
Investigation abstract
On December 8, 2021, an employee and a coworker were installing a nylon and pronounced dead upon arrival. Cause of death was a heart blockage, acute respiratory failure and myocardial infarction. plastic weather guarding system on a powered industrial truck (PIT) in a Maintenance Shop. The employee was standing on the second step of a Warner 8-foot 500-lb capacity folding step ladder. The employee began to step down and off the ladder when he suddenly dropped approximately 16 to 18 inches falling backwards toward the cement floor onto his rear. According to coworkers, the employee began gurgling and turning blue/purple and stopped breathing. Coworkers immediately began CPR until Police, Fire and EMS arrived to continue CPR and apply an AED. The employee was transported to the Hospital, where he was
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 62 M
- Event type
- 12
- Occupation code
- 519
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